Mirova, the sustainable investment-focused arm of Natixis Funding Managers (Natixis IM), introduced at present the appointment of Léa Dunand-Chatellet as its new CEO, succeeding the agency’s outgoing CEO Philippe Zaouati.
Mirova was launched as a subsidiary of Natixis Funding Administration in 2014, with a concentrate on sustainable and impression investing. The agency is a conviction-based funding supervisor designed to supply purchasers funding options combining monetary efficiency with environmental and social impression and accelerating the transformation of the financial system in the direction of a sustainable mannequin.
Dunand-Chatellet takes on the CEO function after greater than 20 years targeted on sustainable investing, together with over ten years at Natixis, most not too long ago serving as Head of Accountable Funding and an ESG Portfolio Supervisor at Natixis affiliate DNCA Finance the place she lead the accountable funding division and launched the agency’s first vary of sustainable funds, and earlier than that as Head of Fairness Administration at Mirova. Previous to becoming a member of Natixis, she headed ESG administration at Sycomore Asset Administration.
She has additionally a served as a member of the AMF’s Local weather and Sustainable Finance Fee since 2022, Chair of the AFG’s Accountable Funding Fee, and a member of the French Ministry of the Economic system, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty’s ISR Label Committee since 2024.
Philippe Setbon, Chief Govt Officer of Natixis Funding Managers, stated:
“We’re delighted to advertise a gifted inner govt to steer Mirova. Her profession path completely demonstrates the power of our multi-affiliate mannequin, which provides our professionals a perfect surroundings by which to develop by combining the wealthy range of our main asset administration corporations with the help and stability of a world group.”
Dunand-Chatellet added:
“I’m extremely honored to affix Mirova at such a pivotal second in its improvement. Mirova possesses distinctive strengths, pushed by the dedication and experience of its groups, to fulfill investor expectations for sustainability and long-term efficiency. Given the size of financing required, we have now an important function to play in directing capital towards tasks that speed up transitions and create sustainable worth.”
